Feeding and Nutrition

Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 1:50 pm **Blueberrys**

Are they good for them?

Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:14 pm

Oh yes. Blueberries are low in sugar compared to other fruit and nuitritious. They contain vitamin E which helps a turtle shed scutes when he/she needs to.

Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:25 am

YES, very good for turtles because they contain a lot of antioxidants!!!

They are my Sheba's FAVORITE food (mine too so we share them!).

Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 8:48 pm

How many blueberries do you give? Do you just throw them in the tank?

Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 4:43 am

I usually drop in about 4 whole fresh ones at a time. They sink.

Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:03 pm

Throw 'em in and let the turtle find them. Mine tends to eat the insides out and leave the skin behind.

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 12:15 pm

Rickiew04 wrote:How many blueberries do you give? Do you just throw them in the tank?

I only give Sheba 1 or 2 blue berries at a time because I don't want her to gain weight (she is already pretty large). I show them to her thru the glass first & she goes crazy when she sees them! Then I put them on her basking dock & she bites them off the dock.

Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 11:33 am

oh yeah, henry likes blueberries, fun to watch him chase it. gotta make sure it won't get stuck somewhere though. if it does hes goes crazy trying to get it

Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:52 pm

How often should I give blueberries? Are they only good in moderation? Or should I feed them quite often? I just picked up some blueberries and put 4 in the tank for the first time about an hour ago when I fed Wilson. I just checked and he had the last piece hanging out of his mouth. He must love them!!!

Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:04 am

Blueberries should only be fed maybe once every 2 weeks because of the sugar content.

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